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Acceptance Rate 96.91%
Yield 17.89%
SAT Score 900
ACT Score 17
Applicants 9,391

TSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 96.91% at Texas Southern University. Total 9,391 students applied and 9,101 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 900 and the average ACT score is 17.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$42
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationwww.tsu.edu/admissions/freshman-admissions
Online Applicationwww.applytexas.org/
Acceptance Rate96.91%
Average Test Scores900 SAT / 17 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 96.91%. A total of 9,391 students (3,143 men and 6,248 women) have applied to and 9,101 (3,021 men and 6,080 women) students admitted to Texas Southern University.
Among them, 603 male and 1,025 female students have enrolled into TSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 17.89%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at TSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants9,3913,1436,24800
Admitted9,1013,0216,08000
Enrolled1,6286031,02500
Acceptance Rate 96.91% 96.12% 97.31% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 17.89% 19.96% 16.86% - -
[Chart] Texas Southern University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At TSU, 603 applicants (37% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 230 applicants (14%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 900 at TSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,000 and 25th percentile score is 800.
The average ACT score is 17 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 19 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at TSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of TSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at TSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8009001000
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing420470520
Math380430480
ACT Composite151719
Math151617
English131619
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Texas Southern University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Rank, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for TSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✔
High School Record✓
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at TSU

The calendar system at Texas Southern University is Semester. Texas Southern University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Texas Southern University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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